Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a fresh batch of malicious npm packages linked to the ongoing Contagious Interview operation originating from North Korea. According to Socket, the ongoing supply chain attack involves 35 malicious packages that were uploaded from 24 npm accounts. These packages have been collectively downloaded over 4,000 times. The complete list of the…
Cybercrime accounts for more than 30% of all reported crime in East Africa and West Africa, with online scams, ransomware, business email compromise, and digital sextortion taking off.
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it’s extending Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) for an extra year by letting users either pay a small fee of $30 or by sync their PC settings to the cloud. The development comes ahead of the tech giant’s upcoming October 14, 2025, deadline, when it plans to officially end…
A threat actor hacked a version of SonicWall’s NetExtender SSL VPN application in an effort to trick users into installing a Trojanized version of the product.
The campaign infected devices in the US and Southeast Asia to build an operational relay box (ORB) network for use as an extensive cyber-espionage infrastructure.
The United States Embassy in India has announced that applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas should make their social media accounts public. The new guideline seeks to help officials verify the identity and eligibility of applicants under U.S. law. The U.S. Embassy said every visa application review is a “national security decision.” “Effective…
America’s largest steel producer initially disclosed the breach in May and took potentially affected systems offline to investigation the intrusion and contain any malicious activity.
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed two novel methods that can be used to disrupt cryptocurrency mining botnets. The methods take advantage of the design of various common mining topologies in order to shut down the mining process, Akamai said in a new report published today. “We developed two techniques by leveraging the mining topologies and pool…
Explore the causes and consequences of ransomware in 2025 based on findings from a vendor-agnostic survey of 3,400 organizations hit by ransomware in the last year.
Trust no longer comes from network boundaries alone but from continuously validating and protecting data and identities at every interaction.